Chargers wind up in 11th at Best of West
An 11th place finish in what coach Chris Hughes considers the best boys volleyball tournament in the country made for a productive weekend for Dos Pueblos.
“We made a giant leap forward, and that’s kind of why we play tournaments,” he said after the Chargers finished up at the Best of the West Tournament on Saturday [...]
Royal spikers win pool, fall in quarterfinals
San Marcos won its pool Saturday at the Arcadia boys volleyball tournament before falling to West Ranch in the quarterfinals, 25-23.
Coach Roger Kuntz highlighted the play of Ben McKenzie as well as Matt Welsh, a 6-foot-6 senior middle blocker brought over from the basketball team.
The Royals began by beating La Mirada 25-20, 25-7 and then [...]
Gauchos lose 5-setter to Waves for second time
MALIBU – Jeff Menzel knocked down a match-best 21 kills and added 10 digs but the
10th-ranked UCSB men’s volleyball team was stifled by No. 2 Pepperdine’s block party and
lost in five sets Saturday before 1,015 in attendance at Firestone Fieldhouse. Scores went
30-17, 28-20, 28-30, 30-25, and 15-7.
UCSB dropped to 10-11 overall and 7-8 in the [...]
Chargers solid on first day in Poway
Facing Loyola, the top prep boys volleyball team in the nation, was a tough way to open the Best of the West Tournament in Poway. Dos Pueblos, however, put up a solid fight and fell to the Cubs 25-18, 25-19 before winning their next two matches on Friday to advance in the Gold Division.
“Some of [...]
Malibu takes five to undo Cardinals
Bishop Diego extended Malibu to five games on Thursday, ultimately falling 25-11, 19-25, 25-13, 23-25, 15-8 to the Sharks.
Cardinals head coach Joe Reiken was happy with his team’s performance, thinking it much better than the night before at Santa Ynez.
“Compared to last night, there was an exponential difference,” he said, crediting improved blocking with helping [...]
UCSB spikers suffer first sweep of season
The No. 10 UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team could not find its mark against No. 3 Cal State Northridge, falling to the Matadors, 3-0, Wednesday night at Robertson Gymnasium. Set scores were 30-26, 31-29, and 30-25 in favor of CSUN.
UCSB (10-10, 7-7) managed only a .248 team hitting percentage on the night, dropping its [...]
Aronchick’s 22 kills not enough for Vaqueros
SBCC extended first-place Long Beach to overtime in the first set Wednesday before dropping a 35-33, 30-22, 30-27 men’s volleyball decision to the Vikings.
Pete Aronchick, a 6-6 freshman from Santa Barbara High, had a season-high 22 kills for the Vaqueros (6-4, 1-2), who’ve dropped four of their last five after starting 5-0. Long Beach is [...]
SBVC 14-Smack makes it to top division in Anaheim
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club’s 14-Smack team made it all the way to the finals of Division-II play this weekend in Anaheim and subsequently moved up to Division I.
After a disappointing finish in the previous qualifying round, the team had only one thing on its collective minds…Get to Division I.
“The team spent two weeks of [...]
Vikings sweep Santa Barbara in rivalry match-up
After sweeping old-nemesis Valencia at J.R. Richards Gym last year, Santa Barbara High’s boys volleyball team got a taste of the Vikings’ vengeance in a 25-19, 25-17, 25-22 road loss on Wednesday.
“Overall they are a young team but a really good team. They’re disciplined, and their passing was on key tonight,” said Santa Barbara coach [...]
Chargers deflect Oxnard with ease
Dos Pueblos’ boys volleyball team was a little too hot to handle for Oxnard on Wednesday as the Chargers posted a 25-13, 25-19, 25-13 sweep of the Yellowjackets.
“It’s a good chance for all the guys to play and play well,” said DP’s head coach Chris Hughes.
The Chargers improve to 2-1 on the season and play [...]
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